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Eating
Disorder Recovery
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Are you terrified of
gaining weight?
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Do you struggle with
accepting your body the way that it is?
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Do you regularly feel like
you cannot stop eating or control what or how much you eat?
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Do you plan your life
around your workout schedules?
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Does your eating pattern
affect your work, social, and family life?
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Have you ever vomited or
used laxatives, and or diuretics to control your weight?
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Nutrition counseling is an integral part of
the eating disorder recovery process. Eating disorders can lead to medical
problems and emotional distress. Health problems caused by eating disorders are
created by unhealthy weight loss or gain, poor nutrition, or purging behaviors,
such as vomiting, laxative use, diuretic (water-pill) use, diet-pill use, or
excessive exercise. The Registered Dietitian will work with you, your family, a
psychotherapist, and your primary care physician to establish an optimal
treatment plan to meet your needs.
You're not alone:
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More than 5 million Americans experience
eating disorders.
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Fifteen percent of young women have
substantially disordered eating attitudes and behaviors.
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The Registered Dietician will meet with you
individually (or with your family) to assess your current dietary pattern and
set daily, weekly and monthly goals to improve your nutritional health and
well-being. Don't worry, be happy! Call us for more details. We can help you.
*We can provide referrals to psychotherapists, Clinical
Psychologists, and Licensed Social Workers (LICSW) who work specifically with
disordered eating and body image.
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Rates & Fees: We
are committed to improving the health and well-being of those individuals ready
to improve their health. Our rates are based on hourly appointments - call
for more information. If you
have a payment concern, we do utilize a sliding scale payment option. *Discounts
cannot be combined with any other offers. If you have health insurance,
specific health plans can provide up to 50% reimbursement for our services. Go to the handouts page to
download [PDF] Insurance & Reimbursement Tips for Eating Disorder Therapy
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Initial Assessment:
We will perform a thorough medical history, diet and
physical activity assessment. Each client is asked to sign a
behavior change contract to identify short-term and long-term goals
for nutritional therapy. Nutrition Counseling is unique and
individualized on a per-client basis. Start by
downloading our assessment form [PDF].
*Please fill this out to the best of your knowledge and ability.
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Follow-Up
Sessions: Clients will learn how to strategize obstacles
to help learn how to enjoy food and achieve/maintain optimal health
and well-being, both mentally and physically. Our commitment
to creating lifestyle solutions include the use of action-oriented
goal setting, journaling, affirmations, and establishing positive health
rituals. There is no quick-fix solution and we don't promise
nutrition is the only solution to the eating disorder recovery
process.
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Coordinated Care: After
you have started the recovery process, we will work with you to
ensure optimal success by collaborating with your health care team
(with your permission). We require that you seek the
professional help from a licensed psychotherapist, as this is a
critical piece to recovery (request a referral if you are having
problems finding a therapist or physician who specializes in
eating disorders). We are networked with various eating
disorder resources, such as the Cambridge Eating Disorders
Center (offering an evening, supervised meal program), local
medical facilities in the area providing group therapy, body image
workshops, and research studies, and electronic resources to help
you during after-hours.
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Disordered Eating and the
Female Athlete Triad: We provide individual and
group counseling to athletes (adolescent & adults). Girls
who participate in competitive sports, such as long-distance
running, tennis, ice-skating, gymnastics, crew, and dance (to name a
few) in which body shape and size are a factor in performance are
more at risk for eating disorders. Boys who participate in similar
sports, including wrestling, are also at increased risk.
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